Willem Dafoe
American actor
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| February 28 2025 | Dafoe is set to play Maxim in the A24 fantasy adventure film The Legend of Ochi, scheduled for release. |
| 2024 | Upcoming roles in 'Kinds of Kindness', 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice', and 'Nosferatu' |
| December 25 2024 | Dafoe portrayed Professor Albin Eberhart Von Franz in the gothic horror film Nosferatu, released on December 25, 2024. |
| October 11 2024 | Dafoe starred as David Tebet in Jason Reitman's film Saturday Night, released on October 11, 2024. |
| September 6 2024 | Dafoe appeared as Wolf Jackson in Tim Burton's sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, released to critical and commercial success. |
| January 8 2024 | Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. |
| January 8 2024 | Willem Dafoe received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. |
| 2023 | Dafoe voiced a character in the animated film The Boy and the Heron. |
| 2023 | He appeared in the film Poor Things, contributing to his acclaimed filmography. |
| 2023 | The psychological thriller Inside had its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival, and Dafoe starred in Asteroid City, reuniting with Wes Anderson. |
| 2022 | Willem Dafoe narrates the documentary 'Finding Satoshi' |
| 2022 | Willem Dafoe plays the role of Grand Duc in 3 episodes of 'The Kingdom' |
| May 22 2022 | Willem Dafoe served as the keynote speaker at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's commencement ceremony and received an honorary Doctor of Arts degree. |
| January 29 2022 | Hosted Saturday Night Live with musical guest Katy Perry. |
| January 18 2022 | It was announced that Dafoe would host Saturday Night Live on January 29, 2022. |
| 2021 | He reprised his role as Norman Osborn in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Spider-Man: No Way Home. |
| 2021 | Reprises role as Vulko in 'Zack Snyder's Justice League' and plays Norman Osborn/Green Goblin in 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' |
| 2021 | Willem Dafoe voiced the Cop character in the video game Twelve Minutes |
| 2020 | Ranked No. 18 in The New York Times' list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century. |
| 2019 | Dafoe played a lighthouse keeper in Robert Eggers' psychological horror film The Lighthouse, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. |
| 2018 | He received an Academy Award nomination for his performance as Vincent van Gogh in the biopic At Eternity's Gate. |
| 2018 | Willem Dafoe was honored with the Honorary Golden Bear for his contributions to cinema. |
| 2017 | Dafoe won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in The Florida Project. |
| 2017 | Dafoe played and voiced the character Ryuk in Netflix's adaptation of Death Note and narrated the documentary Mountain. |
| 2017 | Dafoe was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as a kindly motel manager in the coming of age film The Florida Project. |
| 2017 | Willem Dafoe provides narration for the documentary 'Piigs' |
| 2017 | Starred in 'The Florida Project' as Bobby and voiced Ryuk in 'Death Note' |
| 2016 | Dafoe starred in the black comedy Dog Eat Dog and reprised his voice role in Finding Dory. |
| 2016 | Appeared in a Snickers Super Bowl commercial, recreating Marilyn Monroe's iconic white dress scene from The Seven Year Itch. |
| 2014 | Willem Dafoe portrayed a wealthy private banker in the espionage thriller A Most Wanted Man and starred in Wes Anderson's comedy The Grand Budapest Hotel. |
| 2014 | Dafoe starred as a mean-spirited alcoholic author in The Fault in Our Stars and played a mentor in the action thriller John Wick. |
| 2014 | Willem Dafoe performs 'The Old Woman' at Zellerbach Hall |
| 2014 | Willem Dafoe performs 'The Old Woman' at Brooklyn Academy of Music |
| November 2014 | Made his second guest appearance on The Simpsons, voicing a new school teacher who bullies Bart Simpson. |
| May 2014 | Dafoe served as a member of the main competition jury at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. |
| 2013 | In the supernatural thriller Odd Thomas, Dafoe played a police officer in a story involving a character who can see the dead. |
| 2013 | Dafoe starred in Lars von Trier's Nymphomaniac, playing a businessman who engages in sexual and sadomasochistic scenarios. |
| 2013 | Willem Dafoe appeared in the music video for Antony and the Johnsons' song 'Cut the World', playing himself |
| 2013 | Willem Dafoe provided voice and motion capture for Nathan Dawkins in the video game Beyond: Two Souls |
| 2013 | Willem Dafoe appears as a performer in 'The Old Woman' at the Palace Theatre, Manchester |
| 2013 | Willem Dafoe performs 'The Life and Death of Marina Abramovic' at Park Avenue Armory |
| 2012 | Willem Dafoe portrayed Tars Tarkas in the Disney film John Carter, using motion capture for the role. |
| 2011 | Dafoe starred in the Australian drama The Hunter as a professional hunter on a quest to find the last thylacine. |
| 2011 | Willem Dafoe starred in Abel Ferrara's apocalyptic drama 4:44 Last Day on Earth, portraying an actor spending his last hours before the end of the world. |
| 2011 | Willem Dafoe performs as Narrator in 'The Life and Death of Marina Abramovic' at The Lowry, Manchester |
| 2010 | Willem Dafoe narrates the 'Into the Deep: America, Whaling & the World' episode of American Experience documentary series |
| 2010 | Willem Dafoe starred in two films: 'Miral' as Eddie and 'A Woman' as Max Oliver |
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